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2019 WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Posted By: Joe Russell
Date: Sunday, 6 January 2019, at 11:58 a.m.

The U.S. Backgammon Federation is organizing a USA team for the World Team Championship in Montenegro. Teams need 4 or more players. Dates are April 8-14, 2019. Any championship level players interested in participating should contact Joseph Russell at ez2bblue@sbcglobal.net.

It is held in conjunction with the 4th Merit Open Montenegro Grand Prix co-directed by Marco Fornasir and Arda Fındıkoğlu. The tournament has 25,000 Euros added money. It is held at the five-star Hotel Splendid Conference and Spa Resort, Becici, Montenegro on the Adriatic coast for 98 Euros per night including breakfast. Complimentary transfers from two nearby airports are arranged by the tournament. Details and the brochure may be found at:

https://www.facebook.com/events/516920448806305/permalink/516927272138956/

Please note the World Team Championship begins at noon on April 8th and conflicts with the end of the US Open in Las Vegas. If still in contention, you’d be playing on Sunday, April 7 in Las Vegas. The World Team Championship starts at Noon, local time, in Montenegro, Monday, April 8th, which is 3 am, Pacific time. It would be very difficult, if not impossible, to leave Las Vegas Sunday and make it to Montenegro in time to play in the World Team event.

It is very important to the USBGF that the USA compete in this event. It is the start of a partnership with the World Backgammon Federation and the Japanese Backgammon League to promote backgammon worldwide. The US fielded a team for the first time in the European Backgammon Internet Federation (EBIF) World Team Championship (online) in 2018 and finished second. We’d like to do as well at this in-person event.

We plan to finalize selection of Team USA by the end of the NY Metro (January 13) so do let us know right away if it would be possible for you to join in this exciting venture.

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